Legal Question in Employment Law in California
Self Termination
Employed by this company for 8 1/2 years. Brought to the attention of supervisor and leagal on more than one occassion we may be breaking anti-trust laws of industry. No action has been taken and I have been a target of harrassment for the past 8-month. I would like to self terminate to maintain my credibility in the market and with my customers but need to know if I can do this and get some sort of severance pay? My supervisor and counterparts know companies actions are illeagal but are afraid to say anything. I am just looking to get out with my intergrity.
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Self Termination
The proper course of conduct is to have an attorney negotiate your claims into a severance package. What you can't do is quit and then complain. Feel free to contact me for help. This area, employment law, has been a speciality of mine for 20 years.
Re: Self Termination
Generally not a good idea, at least not before talking to an attorney. If you "self-terminate" your employment, you are setting up a large roadblock to any lawsuit, and, likely, incentive for the company to settle with you out of court. Best advice is to talk to an attorney who can approach the company with a written settlement demand. Feel free to contact me at my private email address. Good luck.
Re: Self Termination
It would be a bad idea to resign, unless it were absolutely necessary, for health reasons, for example.
Before you make any decisions, meet with an experienced employment law attorney to discuss the evidence you have to support your belief of unlawful conduct. Be prepared with a chronology of the facts.
Attorneys are trained to be persuasive and, given suffient tools to work with, may be able to convince your employer it would be to everyone's advantage to have an amicable parting of the ways.